Germany handed over a Skynex air defense system, 10 Marder armored vehicles, ammunition for Leopard tanks, and other aid in its latest delivery to Ukraine, the German government announced on Jan. 4. Kyiv has called for more air defense systems for Ukraine after Russia launched mass air attacks against the country on winter holidays, killing […]
Middle-class families will face the brunt of changes to how the U.S. Department of Education calculates federal financial aid eligibility for college students using the newest version of the FAFSA form, some experts say. The redesigned and updated FAFSA — released Dec. 31 to implement changes established in the 2020 FAFSA Simplification Act passed by […]
EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is leading about 60 fellow Republicans in Congress on a visit Wednesday to the Mexican border as they demand hard-line immigration policies in exchange for backing President Joe Biden’s emergency wartime funding request for Ukraine. The trip to Eagle Pass, Texas, comes as Senate negotiators […]
On 29 December, Serhii Marchenko, Minister of Finance of Ukraine, and Martin Jäger, German Ambassador to Ukraine, discussed Ukrainian budgetary needs for the coming year. Source: Marchenko and Jäger on Twitter (X), as reported by European Pravda Jäger, commenting on the “productive and candid conversation” with the Minister of Finance of Ukraine, noted that the […]
The U.K. will send Ukraine “hundreds of air defense missiles” to restock air defense systems provided by London earlier, U.K. Defense Minister Grant Shapps announced on Dec. 29 after Russia launched a mass air attack against Ukraine. Early in the morning, Russian forces targeted Ukraine with 158 attack drones and missiles, 114 of which were […]
The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) called on Friday for the unhindered and safe access of humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip. “I call on the Israeli authorities, other parties to the conflict and those with influence over them to safeguard an environment for safe and unimpeded […]
Burundi’s President Évariste Ndayishimiye has said that homosexuals in his country “should be stoned”. Responding to a reporter’s question, Mr Ndayishimiye, a fervent Catholic, said powerful nations “should keep” their aid if it comes with an obligation to give rights to homosexuals. Some African leaders have in the past accused donor countries of trying to […]
Germany expects the European Union to finalize a deal on a major aid package for Ukraine even without Hungary’s support, Bloomberg reported on Dec. 28, citing German Foreign Ministry spokesman Christian Wagner. Hungary vetoed a EU funding package for Ukraine worth $55 billion at the European Council summit in mid-December. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban […]
Two more Rite Aid locations in the Sacramento area have been added to the company’s closure list as part of its bankruptcy process. Rite Aid has planned to close stores statewide, including several in the Sacramento area and Northern California region, since filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October. The two Sacramento region stores added […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Wednesday announced what officials say could be the final package of military aid to Ukraine unless Congress approves supplemental funding legislation that is stalled on Capitol Hill. The weapons, worth up to $250 million, include an array of air munitions and other missiles, artillery, anti-armor systems, ammunition, demolition and […]
SAN DIEGO — A newly installed water tank at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park is aiming to help first responders during wildfires to Escondido and surrounding areas, animal officials said. An 8,500 gallon helicopter water tank, located in a secluded section of the safari park, will provide an additional accessible water reserve to existing […]
A UN aid worker was killed in Gaza along with 70 members of his family in an Israeli airstrike. Israel’s aerial bombardment campaign has killed around 20,000 people, the Gazan health ministry said. About 70% of those killed have been women and children, UN agencies have said. A veteran UN aid worker was killed in […]